The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2118
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
1:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2414
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.41° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.22° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.